{"id":9243,"date":"2021-09-08T08:19:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T07:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/?p=9243"},"modified":"2022-04-11T05:37:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T04:37:54","slug":"2021-abacus-product-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/news\/2021-abacus-product-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 ABACUS Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><span id=\"September\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47900844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47900844 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 4\">AWS and Azure Architecture Shape Libraries Updated<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8 September 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>ABACUS has been updated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/news\/how-to-create-aws-or-azure-solution-architecture-diagrams\/\">new AWS and Azure shapes and icons<\/a>. These can be managed in custom shape libraries to create architecture diagrams quickly and easily.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Architects can also create their own custom shape library, extending standard graphics from AWS, Azure, ArchiMate or other notations by adding their own icons or graphics for routers, switches or other business or technical components.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AWS-Diagram-in-ABACUS-Teams-Confluence.png.webp\" width=\"635\" height=\"342\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Architects can use shape libraries in ABACUS to quickly switch between technical or business-friendly icons or styles.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Azure-Architecture-Diagram-in-ABACUS-1.png.webp\" width=\"634\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/abacus\/frameworks\/\">notations and frameworks<\/a> available in ABACUS include ArchiMate, TOGAF, UML, SysML, BPMN &amp; TOGAF.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span id=\"April\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47900844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47900844 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 4\">ABACUS Studio and ABACUS Enterprise Update Available<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>10 July 2021<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As well as the updates below, this release of ABACUS also provides multiple smaller enhancements plus important maintenance updates. It is recommended for all users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Edit Elements and View Details in Graph View<\/strong><\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Users can edit elements and view details in the Graph View visualization by using right-click to select these options.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12785 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.0.3-GIF-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Web-Based Diagram Enhancements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following enhancements have been added for ABACUS web-based diagrams.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Users can easily change hierarchy in web-based diagrams by dragging and dropping component shapes. This is ideal for Business Process Modeling and BPMN.<\/li>\n<li>Users can add and delete anchor points on diagrams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12785 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.0.3-GIF-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"344\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Chart Enhancements, Including Supertypes &amp; Subtypes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Users can set the size of bubble chart elements to a fixed size and scale their size according to preference.<\/li>\n<li>Users have the option to show aggregate values in labels for charts.<\/li>\n<li>Users have the option to include subtypes in charts to display instances of element subtypes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span id=\"April\"> \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47900844 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47900844 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 4\">ABACUS Studio and ABACUS Enterprise Update Available<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<div><strong>20 April 2021<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As well as the enhancements below, this release of ABACUS also provides important maintenance updates and is recommended for all users.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">User Experience Enhancements in Editable\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Web-<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">B<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ased\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Diagrams<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"11\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Improvements to editing freeform annotations on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">web-based\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">diagrams<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"11\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">bility to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">control connection lines with pivot points<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"11\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">upport for rotated annotations on connections<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"11\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Multi-selection for editable\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">web-based\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">diagrams<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12785 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Selecting-Multiple-Shift-and-Click-min.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Quicker Diagram and Project Loading\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Improvements in diagram loading and project open times<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in ABACUS Enterprise<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, as well as dashboard and filtering load times<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:255}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Updates to &#8220;World According To&#8221; Diagrams\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWorld According To\u201d Diagrams\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in ABACUS\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">allow architects to auto-generate diagrams according to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0component type,\u00a0eg:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World According To (Application)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:270}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World According To (Department)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:270}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World According To (Information)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:270}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">These diagrams have been updated to allow users to specify whether they want connections to be queried only when they are coming from the main component.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The image on the left traces the relationships from all applications with the corresponding platform services. The image on the right<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0now<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0only show<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the relationships between the main component and the corresponding platform services.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10763 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WAT-Diagrams.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span id=\"February\"> \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>ABACUS Studio and ABACUS Enterprise Update Available<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div><strong>28 February 2021<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>This release of ABACUS provides important maintenance updates and is recommended for all users.<\/p>\n<p>More detail is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.avolutionsoftware.com\/support\/discussions\/forums\/14000131066\">Avolution Community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 aria-level=\"2\"><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span id=\"January\"> \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>ABACUS Update: Multi-Factor Authentication &amp; ABACUS Cloud<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>25 January 2021\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ABACUS Cloud gateway is now individually configurable using <strong>Multi-Factor Authentication<\/strong> (MFA).<\/p>\n<p>By enabling MFA, you are able to secure your account using not only just a username and password, but also a second form of authentication which proves that you are you and that you are allowed access to ABACUS Cloud.<\/p>\n<p>After MFA is enabled on your ABACUS Cloud account, you must enroll an authentication application on your smart phone using the QR code presented to you during login. Enrolment is completed once you have entered a valid authentication code.<\/p>\n<p>The following MFA applications are supported by ABACUS Cloud (please note this is a non-exhaustive list):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google Authenticator<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Authenticator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where to get the latest version?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.avolutionsoftware.com\/support\/discussions\/forums\/14000131066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit the community<\/a> for upgrade instructions and to download the latest version of ABACUS.<\/p>\n<p>ABACUS is available to all users with a current ABACUS subscription and for users who purchased a license and have a current support and maintenance agreement.<br \/>\n<span id=\"January\"> <\/span><br \/>\nABACUS is available as either a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/abacus\/cloud\/\">cloud-based web-app<\/a>\u00a0or for on-premise deployment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AWS and Azure Architecture Shape Libraries Updated 8 September 2021 ABACUS has been updated with new AWS and Azure shapes and icons. 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